Today’s apps gone free: Solitaere, Sand Garden, Breathing Zone and more
iPhone:
Get in that zen-like state of mind by drawing in your very own Sand Garden. You’re able to utilize six different tools, four lighting effects, and six sand colors. The realistic sand effects will make it feel like it’s actually moving beneath your finger. Sand Garden also allows you to throw some rocks into your design, and save your scenes for later.
Sand Garden is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3-star rating with a total of 314 ratings.
Although it has a modern twist, this is still the same Klondike you know and love. You’re able to stack descending cards of alternating colors with a tap and drag. Move quickly to climb the leaderboards. The game can be played in both portrait and landscape orientations. It also includes multiple themes to choose from, and full stat tracking.
Solitaere is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 5 ratings.
Universal:
You’re able to import any photo from your library, take a new one from within the app, or pull one from your Facebook or Flickr account. You’re then able to crop your photo down to size and flip it before jumping in to the fun stuff. Paint FX includes a huge number of filters and effects to choose from, all of which can be applied with the touch of your finger. This allows you to only apply filters and effects to specific regions of your photo and even layer them on top of each other. All of the filters and effects are fully customizable as well. Once you’re finished painting up your photo, you’re able to share it via Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, or email. Paint FX also includes photo challenges that allow you to compete with the community to score points and earn top honors for your work.
Paint FX : Photo Effects Editor is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 22 ratings.
Breathing Zone comes highly recommended today because it won’t chew up a lot of your time. All you need is five minutes. Set your target breathing rate and let Breathing Zone guide you through the process. You’re able to follow along with six different guide sounds and either a female or male voice. You can also choose from six different visual guides. Before you know it, you’ll be in a perfectly relaxed state! The app includes landscape support, a breath analyzer that utilizes your microphone, timed sessions from five to 60 minutes, and weekly targets to achieve.
Breathing Zone – Relaxing Breathing Exercises is available for free today only (10/12). It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 400 ratings.
Owen’s Odyssey has a little bit of everything. Owen is armed with only a propellor hat, and he needs your help making it through a castle full of spikes, saws, fires, falling rocks, lava, and creatures of all shapes and sizes. To do so, simply tap the right side of the screen to fly ahead. Tap the left side to stop Owen in his tracks. Try to beat the target time in each level to earn an extra life, because otherwise you will not make it through all 40.
Owen’s Odyssey is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 28 ratings.
Developers:
If you are a developer who would like to get your app included in our “Apps Gone Free” daily lists, here’s our basic set of rules:
- It must have at least a three-star average rating at the time it goes free.
- The app must not have been free numerous times (3+) over the last six months.
- The free version of your app must not include ads.
To submit an app, simply send a request to tyler@appadvice.com with the subject “Apps Gone Free.” Please include the name of the app, a link to it in the App Store, when and for how long you intend to offer the app for free, and anything else you would like to share. We will take it from there.
